Styrofoam
3. Pull the carton up and off the oven.
4. Cut the middle of the outer protective plastic bag to
remove the mounting plate.
Screws
Mounting Plate
5. Remove the screws from each end of the moun-
ting plate. This plate will be used as the rear
wall template bag. and for mounting. Reins-
tall the screws into the holes where they were
removed.
B.
FINDING THE WALL STUDS
Wall
Studs
Center
1. Find the studs, using one of the following
methods:
A. S tud finder – a magnetic device which locates
nails.
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the
mounting surface to find a solid sound.
This will indicate a stud location.
2. After locating the stud(s), find the center by
probing the wall with a small nail to find the
edges of the stud. Then place a mark halfway
between the edges. The center of any adjacent
studs should be 16" (40.6 cm) or 24" (61 cm)
from this mark.
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Carton
Screws
3. Draw a line down the center of the studs.
THE MICROWAVE MUST BE CONNECTED TO
AT LEAST ONE WALL STUD.
C.
DETERMINING WALL PLATE C. LOCATION
UNDER YOUR CABINET
Plate position-beneath flat bottom cabinet
At least 30"
Plate position-beneath recessed bottom cabinet
with front overhang
Draw a line on the
back wall equal to
the thickness(height)
of the front overhang.
Plate position-beneath smooth flat cabinet with
filler piece
Draw a line on the
back wall equal to
the thickness of
the filler piece.
1/4"
Minimum
clearance
16-1/22"
Draw a vertical line on
the wall at the center of
the 30 wide space.
Tape the Rear Wall
Template onto the wall
matching the centerline
and touching the bottom
of the cabinet.
1/4"
Minimum
clearance
1/4"
Minimum
clearance
30" to Cooktop
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